byte

Type

keyword

Summary

Designates a single byte as part of a chunk expression.

Syntax

byte

Description

Use the byte keyword to refer to a specific byte or bytes in a container.

A byte is an 8-bit unit and can only be reliably used with binary data.

The hierarchy of the new and altered chunk types is as follows:

byte w of codeunit x of codepoint y of char z of word ...

note

In versions prior to 7.0 the byte chunk was identical in functionality to the character chunk. For backwards compatibility the byte chunk returns the corresponding native character from Unicode text, or a "?" if nor reperesentable, but this behavior is deprecated and should not be used in new code.

Examples

get byte 1 of tString

put byte 12 to 14 of it into tAnswer

get the first byte of tString

repeat for each byte tByte in tString

Related

glossary: chunk expression, keyword, container

keyword: characters, codepoint, codeunits, character, codepoints, codeunit, bytes

Compatibility and Support

Introduced

LiveCode 4.0

OS

mac

windows

linux

ios

android

Platforms

desktop

server

mobile